{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-542.420","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.420","heading":"Evidence obtained in violation of law may not be used.","body":"Whenever any wire communication has been intercepted, no part of the contents of such communication and no evidence derived therefrom may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision thereof if the disclosure of that information would be in violation of sections 542.400 to 542.422.","path":["Title XXXVII - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 542 - Proceedings to Preserve the Peace — Searches and Seizures"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=542.420","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"30c741cc9433ee4306378fd0903b83f3da42be7e7f7fa4ee91b011b417f43c47","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-542.418","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-542.422"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}